Add style and save time on your next pergola project with purlins, instead of notching rafters over the beam. Purlins are fast to install, lock rafters up tight, and they look great.
Add style and save time on your next pergola project with purlins, instead of notching rafters over the beam. Purlins are fast to install, lock rafters up tight, and they look great.
A deck remodel can be a safe choice when the structure is sound. Here’s how to tell if a remodel could work for your deck….
We love our compost bin. A compost bin is an easy-to-build project that we think does a lot for our family. Whether you’re looking for…
A pergola can be a perfect addition to a backyard to create a shady-ish spot for dining, relaxing, or even a space for kids to…
Mark and Theresa tear down a crumbling deck and rebuild the deck better for a family of four. They used Waste Management’s Bagster Bags to…
Guard rails on stairs need to be 36 inches (minimum) above the stair nosing and cut to the same angle of the stair’s rise and…
Hi, I’m Lexi and I love to paint. Here are some things that I’ve painted: benches scrap wood garden signs I made the garden sign…
Get your green thumb going! Mark and Theresa show you how those old kitchen scraps can be the miracle to your gardening problems. View more…
When Mark and I heard that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was planning to build 7 houses in 7 days in Joplin for families affected by…
Destination Decked Out Live from the 2011 Deck Expo inside the Real Outdoor Living 1000-square-foot Wood Pavilion, Mark and Theresa are talking real wood, real…
With our roof replacement almost behind us, we’re planning our next project: An outdoor yard structure is on the boards for September. We ordered Western…
Question: I’m building a fence. I’m wondering if I have to pour concrete in the post hole. A carpenter buddy of mine says that he…
Building a cedar fence can be a yard-charger, and a fun way to spend a weekend. So after we’ve put in the DIY hours to…
Today’s mission is to prep the yard, layout the post holes, dig, dig some more, and set the posts in fast-setting concrete. As we like…
It doesn’t take much to inspire our kids to get moving. I was asked to post a family photo of us–or at least a photo…
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